Branches: National Defense (includes Army and Air Force), Navy (includes Marines)

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 22,340,628; 16,360,596 fit for military service; 1,107,163 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: $1 billion, 0.6% of GDP (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Mexico on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mexico Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mexico Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.